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Inadequate Pre-conception Counseling is a Major Challenge for Antenatal Management of β-Thalassemia: Experience from a Referral Centre in India

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We thank Dr. K. Satyamoorthy and Dr. Saadi Abdul Vahab for help with mutation analysis and Ms. Shubhi Sahni for data compilation.

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  1. Department of Medical Genetics, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India

    Mitesh Shetty & Sridevi Hegde

  2. Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, India

    Sharath Balakrishna

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Shetty, M., Balakrishna, S. & Hegde, S. Inadequate Pre-conception Counseling is a Major Challenge for Antenatal Management of β-Thalassemia: Experience from a Referral Centre in India. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 36, 414–416 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-019-01206-6

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